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A Study on the Differences in the Cognition of the Visitor-Reservation System: Focused on Uiryeong-Gil Area in Bukhansan National Park

  • Sim, Kyu-won (National Park Research Institute, Korea National Park Service) ;
  • Choe, Yunseon (School of Community Resources and Development, The Hainan University-Arizona State University Joint International Tourism College, Arizona State University) ;
  • Jang, Jin (National Park Research Institute, Korea National Park Service) ;
  • Nam, Seungmin (National Park Research Institute, Korea National Park Service)
  • Received : 2020.10.15
  • Accepted : 2020.12.15
  • Published : 2021.03.31
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Abstract

This study aims to verify a difference between the years 2014 and 2019 of Uiryeong-Gil, which is operated by the Visitor-Reservation System, in terms of the cognition of system, operational effectiveness, and behavioral intention. The analysis is as follows. First, among the overall cognition of the Visitor-Reservation System, the satisfaction from - prevention for safety for accident, expansion to other parks, number of visitor restriction, and satisfaction with reservation method - increased compared to 2014. Second, among the effects of the Visitor-Reservation System operation, satisfaction shows differences in year-to-year levels in terms of resource protection, resource damage mitigation efficiency, natural experience opportunity, comfort of visit-environment, and prevention of illegal activities. Third, the analysis of the differences in the behavior of the Visitor-Reservation System showed that the satisfaction of visitors, revisit intention, and overall satisfaction differed per year. The results of this study are meaningful in that the Visitor-Reservation System is no longer the restriction, but the change in cognition for the protection of ecosystems and sustainable visiting in order to expand the Visitor-Reservation System into a sustainable policy.

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